1783-1865

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1783-1865

The early republic

primary documents on events from 1799 to 1820
2004
Presents a collection of newspaper articles, reports of speeches and events during the early nineteenth century, which highlight the pressing issues of the time, including New Jersey's repeal of Women's Suffrage and the Embargo Act.

River of dreams

imagining the Mississippi before Mark Twain
2007

Soldier, statesman, and defendant: Aaron Burr

1972
A biography of Aaron Burr whose political fortunes changed drastically after he fatally wounded Alexander Hamilton in a duel.

Stranger in the pines

1971
In the early 1800's a runaway apprentice takes refuge in the New Jersey pine barrens and learns to come to terms with his troubled past.

Albert Gallatin

1983
Gallatin, a financial genius helped negotiate the peace with Great Britain after the War of 1812.

1846

portrait of the nation
1996

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